Netherlands, Kingdom. An Infantry Kepi,C.1940 United Republic of The various badges and buttons

The various badges and buttons are held in position via a series of period sliders

Woolwich) on the reverse

Waring was with the 8th Infantry Battalion at the Amiens Defence Line

This tab features Fascists symbol machine embroidered in silver-grey thread on top of a black wool background

Footnote: With a total of 1608 of this Order of Military Merit Knight’s Cross Second Class awarded

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Infantry Kepi,C.1940 United Republic of The various badges and buttons(Infanterie Kepie). This is a very well preserved Second War period Dutch Army Infantry kepi, constructed of a smooth field grey wool with reinforced cardboard shell. The peak is adorned with a gilded bronze cockade composed of five ribbed layers completing in a central orange enameled oval. The cockade is held in place at the top by a hook that is fastened into the liner of the kepi, and at the bottom by a bronze button depicting a raised Dutch